From Family Bible:http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~jganis/SlocumBible1.html
The family seems to descend from WILLIAM SLOCUM born Nov 4, 1791 [Duchess County, NY]-died Sept 4, 1866. Married on Oct 5, 1817 to ABIGAIL ASHBY born Sept 14, 1788 [Fishkill, New York]-died Nov 16(?), 1861. [They moved to Scipio Twp, Cayuga County, NY before 1850. He was a Pvt in the War of 1812-15th Regt US Infantry. He's buried at Chestnut Hill Cemetery, Union Springs, NY]. Others named include: